New York Times | 10 June 1946
Gun Kills Siam’s Young King
On June 9, 1946, Bhumibol Adulyadej becomes
Thailand’s king shortly after King Anand Mahidol, his brother and
predecessor, is found dead with a bullet through his head in the palace
in Bangkok.
Gun Kills Siam's Young King; Palace Death Held Accident; FOUND DEAD
By The Associated Press. | 10 June 1946,
BANGKOK, Siam, Monday, June 10--Ananda Mahidol, 20-year-old King of
Siam, was found dead of a bullet wound yesterday in the royal palace,
and twelve hours later the Siamese Legislature named his brother, Prince
Phumiphon Aduldet, 18, as the new king.
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